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| Subject: Supposedly, what not to say to a transgender person Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:20 pm | |
| Recently, Katie Couric interviewed model Carmen Carrera and "Orange is the New Black" star Laverne Cox on her daytime talk show. Cox and Carrera are both male-to-female transsexual women who are enjoying a level of mainstream success in their respective fields. As such, they were interviewed for an episode of Couric's show dubbed "Transgender Trailblazers."
As a male transgender trailblazer myself -- meaning I was designated female at birth and transitioned to male later in life -- I watched the "Katie" show with fervent hope that the time had finally come when a transgender subject was not going to be asked about their private parts.
My hopes were swiftly dashed the moment Couric stuttered to Carrera, "Your, your, your private parts are different now, aren't they?"
More: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/15/living/transgender-identity/ |
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